Update/move to windows 2025-2026 runners

.github/workflows/main.workflow.yml

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.precheck.outputs.should_run == 'true'
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [macos-latest, windows-2022, ubuntu-latest]
+        os: [macos-latest, windows-2025, ubuntu-latest]
         cmake: ['3.22.x', '4.0.x']
 
     steps:
@@ -174,14 +174,21 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get install libopencv-dev libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
 
     - name: Install dependencies
-      if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
       run: |
         choco install opencv --version=4.13.0 --yes
         echo "OpenCV_DIR=C:\tools\opencv\build" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
 
+    - name: Configure MSVC environment
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+      with:
+        arch: x64
+        toolset: '14.44'
+
     - name: Build
       run: |
-        cmake -S . -B build -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D DEPTHAI_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -D DEPTHAI_BUILD_TESTS=ON ${{ env.CMAKE_ARGS }}
+        cmake -S . -B build ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && '-G Ninja' || '' }} -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D DEPTHAI_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -D DEPTHAI_BUILD_TESTS=ON ${{ env.CMAKE_ARGS }}
         cmake --build build --parallel 4 --config Release
 
   integration:
@@ -190,19 +197,19 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.precheck.outputs.should_run == 'true'
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [macos-latest, windows-2022, ubuntu-latest]
+        os: [macos-latest, windows-2025, ubuntu-latest]
         build-type: [Debug, Release]
         # shared: [true, false]
         shared: [true]
         platform: [x64]
         # TODO(Morato) - add back Win32 and shared builds to CI
         # include:
         #   - platform: Win32
-        #     os: windows-latest
+        #     os: windows-2025
         #     shared: true
         #     build-type: Debug
         #   - platform: Win32
-        #     os: windows-latest
+        #     os: windows-2025
         #     shared: true
         #     build-type: Release
     steps:
@@ -222,23 +229,24 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get install libopencv-dev libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
 
     - name: Install dependencies
-      if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
       run: |
         choco install opencv --version=4.13.0 --yes
         echo "OpenCV_DIR=C:\tools\opencv\build" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
-        echo "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio 17 2022" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+        echo "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio 18 2026" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
         echo "CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM=${{ matrix.platform }}" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+        echo "CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET=version=14.44,host=x64" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
 
     - name: Setup cmake
       uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.13
       with:
-        cmake-version: '3.29.x'
+        cmake-version: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && '4.2.x' || '3.29.x' }}
 
     - name: Configure ${{ matrix.build-type }}, shared ${{ matrix.shared }}, ${{ matrix.platform }}
       run: cmake -S . -B build -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.shared}} -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${{ github.workspace }}/depthai_install" ${{ env.CMAKE_ARGS }}
 
     - name: Set path to shared library dll (Windows)
-      if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
       run: echo "${{ github.workspace }}/depthai_install/bin/" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
 
     - name: Build and install
@@ -249,14 +257,14 @@ jobs:
       run: python scripts/verify_license_artifact.py install-tree "${{ github.workspace }}/depthai_install"
 
     - name: Upload Win64 shared library
-      if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022' && matrix.shared && matrix.platform == 'x64'
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows' && matrix.shared && matrix.platform == 'x64'
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: windows-prebuilt-win64-${{ matrix.build-type }}
         path: ${{ github.workspace }}/depthai_install/
     # TODO(Morato) - add back Win32 and shared builds to CI
     # - name: Upload Win32 shared library
-    #   if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && matrix.shared && matrix.platform == 'Win32'
+    #   if: runner.os == 'Windows' && matrix.shared && matrix.platform == 'Win32'
     #   uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
     #   with:
     #     name: windows-prebuilt-win32-no-opencv-${{ matrix.build-type }}

.github/workflows/python-main.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ on:
 ###################################
 
 env:
-  CMAKE_WINDOWS_SDK_VERSION: '10.0.18362.0'
+  CMAKE_WINDOWS_SDK_VERSION: '10.0.26100.0'
 
 # A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
 jobs:
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
       VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;files,/home/runner/.vcpkg,readwrite"
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        # os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-2022, macos-latest]
+        # os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-2025, macos-latest]
         os: [ubuntu-latest] # TODO(Morato) - re-enable windows & macos
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ jobs:
         run: echo Home directory inside container $HOME
 
       - name: Cache vcpkg folder
-        if: matrix.os != 'windows-2022'
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: /home/runner/.vcpkg/
           key: vcpkg-${{ matrix.os }}
       - name: Cache vcpkg folder
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: C:/.vcpkg/
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ jobs:
   # This job builds wheels for Windows x86_64 arch
   build-windows-x86_64:
     needs: [precheck, build-docstrings]
-    runs-on: windows-2022
+    runs-on: windows-2025
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.precheck.outputs.wheel_python_versions) }}
@@ -255,17 +255,19 @@ jobs:
       DEPTHAI_BUILD_PCL: ON
       DEPTHAI_BUILD_RTABMAP: ON
       DEPTHAI_BUILD_KOMPUTE: ON
+      CMAKE_GENERATOR: Visual Studio 18 2026
+      CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET: version=14.44,host=x64
       VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;files,C:\\.vcpkg,readwrite"
     steps:
       - name: Setup cmake
         uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v2
         with:
-          cmake-version : '3.31.x'
+          cmake-version : '4.2.x'
       - name: Cache vcpkg folder
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: C:/.vcpkg
-          key: vcpkg-windows-2022
+          key: vcpkg-windows-2025
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: 'recursive'
@@ -302,7 +304,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
       - name: Building wheels
-        run: cd bindings/python && python -m pip wheel . -w ./wheelhouse/ --no-deps --verbose
+        run: |
+          $env:PATH = ($env:PATH -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '\\VC\\Tools\\Llvm\\' }) -join ';'
+          cd bindings/python
+          python -m pip wheel . -w ./wheelhouse/ --no-deps --verbose
       - name: Verify wheel license files
         shell: bash
         run: python scripts/verify_license_artifact.py wheel bindings/python/wheelhouse/*.whl
@@ -715,7 +720,7 @@ jobs:
 
   combine-windows-x86_64-wheels:
     needs: build-windows-x86_64
-    runs-on: windows-2022
+    runs-on: windows-2025
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Download audited wheels

.github/workflows/test_child_windows.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build_windows_tests:
-    runs-on: windows-2022
+    runs-on: windows-2025
     outputs:
         artifact_id: ${{ steps.reuse.outputs.artifact_id || steps.artifact-upload-step.outputs.artifact-id }}
     env:
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
-        ARTIFACT_NAME: depthai-core-win-${{ github.sha }}-${{ steps.kind.outputs.test_kind }}
+        ARTIFACT_NAME: depthai-core-win-2025-${{ github.sha }}-${{ steps.kind.outputs.test_kind }}
       run: |
         $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       id: vcpkg-restore
       with:
         path: C:\vcpkg_binaries
-        key: vcpkg-archives-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}-${{ env.VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET }}
+        key: vcpkg-archives-windows-2025-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}-${{ env.VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET }}
 
     - name: Configure and Build
       if: steps.reuse.outputs.skip_build != 'true'
@@ -161,14 +161,14 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache/save@v4
       with:
         path: C:\vcpkg_binaries
-        key: vcpkg-archives-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}-${{ env.VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET }}
+        key: vcpkg-archives-windows-2025-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}-${{ env.VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET }}
 
     - name: Upload artifact
       if: steps.reuse.outputs.skip_build != 'true'
       id: artifact-upload-step
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: depthai-core-win-${{ github.sha }}-${{ steps.kind.outputs.test_kind }}
+        name: depthai-core-win-2025-${{ github.sha }}-${{ steps.kind.outputs.test_kind }}
         path: C:\depthai-core
         retention-days: 1
 

.github/workflows/zoo_helper.workflow.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  CMAKE_WINDOWS_SDK_VERSION: '10.0.18362.0'
   VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;x-gha,readwrite"
 
 jobs:

bindings/python/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=77.0.3", "wheel>=0.45.1", "mypy", "numpy", "jinja2", "cmake==3.30"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=77.0.3", "wheel>=0.45.1", "mypy", "numpy", "jinja2", "cmake==3.30; platform_system != 'Windows'", "cmake~=4.2.0; platform_system == 'Windows'"]